Press Release IHA/668 NEW YORK, 19 November (OCHA/UNDP) -- The United Nations system will seek funding for a major United Nations inter-agency relief and recovery effort for central America in an...
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The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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Guatemala + 2 more
News and Press ReleasePoverty, Environment and Disaster Preparedness to be focus of Recovery Efforts in Central America
Belize + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseLa pauvrete, L'environnement et la preparation aux desastres seront au centre des efforts de secours et d'assistance en Amerique Centrale
Communiqué de Presse IHA/668 New York, le 19 novembre - Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires / Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (PNUD) -- Le système des Nations Unies...
Honduras
News and Press ReleaseSergio Vieira de Mello, USG for Humanitarian Affairs, on his Mission to Central America
New York, 17 November Last week, from 8-13 November I visited the four principal Central American countries that had been affected by hurricane Mitch. The objective of my visit was to take stock of...
Angola
News and Press ReleaseStatement by OCHA on WFP staff killed in Angola
STATEMENT BY SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR 16 November 1998 I have learned with deep regret of the death of Mr. Elias...
Guinea-Bissau
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Sergio Vieira De Mello, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on the situation in Guinea-Bissau
I am extremely concerned and disheartened over the resumption of fighting in Guinea-Bissau, and the collapse of the cease-fire which all parties have largely adhered for almost three months. This...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseAgreement on 3 month extension of Bahr Al Ghazal, Sudan ceasefire
STATEMENT BY SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR I was pleased to learn from Ross Mountain, Assistant Emergency Relief...
Guinea-Bissau
News and Press ReleaseNote on Guinea Bissau
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Sergio Vieira de Mello, is encouraged by reports that the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) initiated around 17 September continues...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseNote on Sudan: postponement of IGAD Meeting on ceasefire
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has confirmed the postponement of the meeting of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Technical Committee on...
Bangladesh
News and Press ReleaseFlood Aftermath: UN Draws Attention to Special Needs of Women and Children
On 5 September 1998, the United Nations Secretary General launched an appeal for emergency relief and immediate rehabilitation for the flood affected people of Bangladesh. The international response...
Eritrea + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseL'ONU lance un Appel Consolidé Interinstitutions D'Urgence pour L'Aide Humanitaire en Erythrée
Communiqué de Presse - IHA/663 Un rapport de l'ONU fait le point sur la réponse aux besoins des personnes déplacées par la guerre en Ethiopie New-York/Genève, le 8 septembre 1998 (Bureau de la...